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This document summarises common themes relevant to providing palliative care to under-served and vulnerable population groups in Australia. It recommends how the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for these groups.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experience of palliative care in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for care leavers and people affected by forced adoption in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for people with disabilities in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for people experiencing homelessness in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for LGBTI people in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.

The Acting Chief Medical Officer and State and Territory Chief Health Officers have released a statement for the general public and health professionals about the use of masks by people exposed to bushfire smoke. 

This statement sets out the Australian Government’s expectations for the National Rural Health Commissioner during the stated time period.

This report shows the monthly growth in ACFI subsidies compared to estimates for January 2020.

This report contains the recommendations the Consumer Panel made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

The 2018-19 report looks at the performance and outcome of the PHN Program. The performance indicators measure each PHNs' progress towards achieving the results for the PHN Program.

This report contains the recommendations the Ophthalmology Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This report contains the recommendations the Psychiatry Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

Use this form to apply for your organisation to become an approved organisation under the Radiation Oncology Health Program Grants Scheme. If approved, you can then apply for funding for radiation therapy equipment.

The Radiation Oncology Health Program Grants Scheme helps public and private radiation oncology providers in areas of greatest need to buy eligible radiation therapy equipment.

Use this form to apply for a Radiation Oncology Health Program Grant for a new health service, additional service locations, additional equipment, relocation of a facility and replacement of equipment.

Use this form to apply to the Radiation Oncology Health Program Grant Scheme to transfer a health service's ownership or control.

Doctors use this form to apply for a payment under the Flexible Payment System of the Workforce Incentive Program - Doctor Stream.

This document from the National Dust Disease Taskforce provided interim advice to the Minister for Health. The advice was based on their initial consultations to understand the re-emergence of silicosis, who is at risk and why, and who should be involved in addressing the problem.

This fact sheet explains how My Aged Care user should prepare for the phasing out of AUSkey at the end of March 2020.